ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,543, issued on June 2, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Clamp ring for fastening pipes" was invented by Stephane Dorschner (Weiterswiller, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed clamp rings for fastening a pipe, the clamp ring comprising a strap, a lever and a clip. The strap is attached to the lever, and the lever is attached to the clip, the clip being arranged to grip the strap, and, with the lever gripping the strap, the lever being arranged to push the opposite ends of the strap towards each other. The clamp ring is made in a single piece, the strap, the lever and the clip being connected to ea...